Monday, August 18, 2008

Moondance Diner set to open next month

A year after SoHo's Moondance diner moseyed out west, the cherished eatery of artists, writers and entertainers is still shuttered and gathering dust in Wyoming.

New owners Vince and Cheryl Pierce had hoped to have Moondance open already to the 500 or so denizens of LaBarge, many of whom work in the oil-rich fields around town.

But financing, bureaucratic red tape and a collapsed roof due to January's heavy snowfall pushed the opening back to late September. LaBarge got about 22 inches of snow the day the diner arrived last winter.

3 comments:

Mildred
said...

It appears modified from the way NYC knew it. And if the Pierces are restoring it, why are things still in limbo? They are as slow as molasses. Over a year to reopen? And why is there no mention of the guy Michael Perlman & Committee of Queens, who was instrumental in its salvation? The diner world & NYC owes a great debt of gratitude. I read he saved the Cheyenne too. Some Queens people get around.

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